Raising awareness 9 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, July 22, 2009 School boards need volunteers for Aboriginal Education Advisory Committee The Halton Catholic and Halton District school boards are establishing a joint Aboriginal Education Advisory Committee. The purpose of this committee will be to provide ongoing advice to the boards on matters relating to the education of Aboriginal students and to assist the school boards in identifying the needs of the Aboriginal communities in Halton. The boards invite parents, community members and community agencies that meet the following criteria to submit an application: · interested in developing an awareness and understanding of First Nation, Métis and Inuit his9 L O C A T I O N S T O tory, traditions and culture for all students; · interested in enhancing First Nation, Métis and Inuit students' sense of belonging in order to foster success; and · interested in increasing the participation of First Nations, Métis and Inuit parents, students, communities and organizations. Currently, there are roughly 3,200 Aboriginal people living in Halton and 31 per cent of this population are school-aged children, according to board staff. The deadline for applications is July 31. The application form is available at www.hdsb.ca. For information, call the HDSB at 905-335-3663. S E R V E Y O U B E T T E R ! NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER CLEANING UP: Geoff Shore, owner of the Trafalgar Village Tim Hortons, picks up litter as part of the first annual Tim Hortons/Oakville Chamber of Commerce Environmental Awareness Day at the shopping centre on Saturday. Besides the litter clean up, the event featured recycling and waste disposal displays, refreshments and entertainment by the Toronto Argonaut cheerleaders. WHY WHEN THE GOVERNMENT IS PAYING OVER 50% OFF THE PRICE OF YOUR NEW FURNACE & A/C $ * Cash Up to Back WAIT? AND Town expands Heritage Register The Town of Oakville will add an additional 354 properties to its Heritage Register in an effort to help identify culturally important sites and to preserve them if necessary. The announcement, which was made last week, means the Town may impose a 60-day waiting period before the demolition of any of the sites. As inclusion on the register does not mean designation as an official heritage property, renovations and alterations to these properties can still be done. The waiting period gives the Town time to consider whether the property is worthy of official heritage designation. If it is not fully designated, there will be sufficient time for full documentation of the property or cultural heritage resource, so its significance can be retained for future study. Owners of the 354 properties and sites will be notified of their property's status by mail and will receive a pamphlet with detailed information about what inclusion on the register means. In the past, only 19th century sites were designated and preserved with a heritage designation, but as the community has matured, the town has identified properties with cultural and historical significance from the 20th century as well, including modern architecture, ruins and landscape features. The current Heritage Register was created in 2007 and now includes 951 properties. To learn more about the Heritage Register, visit www.oakville.ca/heritageregister.htm. GOV. CASH BACK UP TO UP TO UP TO UP TO $3580 + $1000 + $550 + $1350 MANUFACTURERS CASH BACK HYDRO CASH BACK TAX CREDIT *Call for details. Financing Available NO PAYMENT! NO INTEREST! FOR 6 MONTHS *OAC OVER 60,000 SATISFIED CUSTOMERS 6480 LIMITED TIME A+ Rating 9 Locations To Serve You Better! www.aireone.com 1-888-827-2665 905-849-4998 A Real Summer Sizzler LESS THAN LEVEL BAR AND GRILL For all your sports and entertainment needs. T.H.E. TR I PLE TH U RSDAYS WITH ALEX B SPI N N I NG LIVE TRIPLE Thursday July 23rd plusSPECIALS: DONE DEAL Friday July 24th Saturday July 25th Sunday July 26th Drinks $4 Pitchers $12 Domestic Bottles $4 ZEUS KARAOKE + $4 DRINKS INI NEW M S CHER PIT $ 50 905-842-9009 Open Mon.-Sun. 5pm-2am OPEN JAM NIGHT + FREE POOL 381 KERR STREET, OAKVILLE 7 Montebello "MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTS" www.lessthanlevel.ca 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905-337-2066 w w w. c o b b l e s t o n e m b e r s . c a